The second novel in the Clem Fatale series opens with Clem and her friend Gilbert walking along on a summer’s day. Laden down with ice cream cones, talking about their favourite singing act who they are going to see in the London Palladium, when they are suddenly kidnapped off the street the action of this 1950s London adventure begins!
Maptastic is a book packed to the brim with interesting maps showing all aspects of the Earth. Traditionally, we think of maps as tools to show us the way to get to somewhere, but Maptastic goes way beyond the usual expectations of a map.
Written and illustrated by children’s literature prize-winners, this is a very funny story about Cordelia the sausage dog having adventures in the park with her owner.
A young explorer finds a family of colourful mammoths in the Antarctic, they play music, show-off on skateboards and wear fancy sunglasses. The young explorer also sees a Yeti and we see the footprints and the Yeti, but the older explorers try to convince him that he has seen a mammoth instead!
This is the first children’s mystery from Janice Hallett who previously wrote for adults. The story is about a brother and sister who are living apart because their parents have separated.
A warm, sensitive book covering the topic of death, the story conveys simply the feelings around loss and death of a loved one.
Ideal for anyone whose child is finding dealing with emotions difficult, this story is inspired by cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and gently empowers children to make choices about how they see things around them. Readers learn that there will be days when there are bad moods, sad goodbyes and scary places, but changing our perspective can make the world we see change to better days and bright happy places.
The story opens with the family arriving in a new country and moving into their new home. Dad helps Ronnie practice saying ‘hello’ in a different language. While events don't go well on the first day at school, the illustrations show the loving family that Ronnie comes home to. The idea that tomorrow will be a better day runs throughout this story. The author does a good job of sensitively showing how things can sometimes go a little bit wrong when we try to speak in a new language and words don't come out the way we intended.
